Fri 23 Nov 2012
Finance & The Black Friday Sales Equation or Black Friday Shoppers Are Stupid People
Posted by RichSlick under Money Management
[3] Comments
So I’m wondering why people would wait 5 days in front of a store to save $200 on a television. At least that’s what the last news report I saw stated as they interviewed people (stupid people) about how long they were waiting and what they expected to get out of it.
Let’s do the math. If you have FIVE whole days to kill meaning 80 hours (120 hours – 40 for sleeping) then why not just go get a freaking temporary job working somewhere for $10 an hour? That would be 80 hours x $10 = $800. In case you are too stupid to do the math, $800 is greater than $200 so waiting in line for 5 days is a fairly stupid thing to do sitting around and doing nothing!
Of course, if the monetary equation weren’t bad enough, dealing with the crowds, lack of parking, being trampled to death, and other mayhem isn’t worth saving $200 but stupid people can’t figure that out.
November 24th, 2012 at 9:25 am
I thought you may find this amusing…
It has become a tradition to find Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak waiting first in line for the next big Apple product. Tonight, was no different as Wozniak checked in on Foursquare at the Westfield Mall in Century City, California. The new tablet is available for pre-order and in stores at 8 am Friday, March 16.
He arrived the previous day, at noon.
“It’s become a ritual almost because I’ve done it so many times. It’s not something that I have to do. Nobody need to wait in line. You can pre-order… But I’d rather be there genuine like the real people. I want to be one of the people lined up and wait all night. Apple’s just that important to so many of us. You don’t live forever and I’m pushing it.”
Leo
November 24th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Marketing ploy.
November 25th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Marketing ploy? Ya, he’s another Donald Trump…not.